Growth of mature boreal Norway spruce was not affected by elevated [CO 2] and/or air temperature unless nutrient availability was improved

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The growth responses of mature Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) trees exposed to elevated [CO2] (CE; 670-700ppm) and long-term optimized nutrient availability or elevated air temperature (T E; ±3.9°C) were studied in situ in northern Sweden in two 3year field experiments using 12 whole-tree chambers in ca. 40-year-old forest. The first experiment (Exp. I) studied the interactions between CE and nutrient availability and the second (Exp. II) between CE and T E. It should be noted that only air temperature was elevated in Exp. II, while soil temperature was maintained close to ambient. In Exp. I, C E significantly increased the mean annual height increment, stem volume and biomass increment during the treatment period (25, 28, and 22%, respectively) when nutrients were supplied. There was, however, no significant positive CE effect found at the low natural nutrient availability. In Exp. II, which was conducted at the natural site fertility, neither C E nor TE significantly affected height or stem increment. It is concluded that the low nutrient availability (mainly nitrogen) in the boreal forests is likely to restrict their response to the continuous rise in [CO2] and/or TE. © 2013 The Author.

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Sigurdsson, B. D., Medhurst, J. L., Wallin, G., Eggertsson, O., & Linder, S. (2013). Growth of mature boreal Norway spruce was not affected by elevated [CO 2] and/or air temperature unless nutrient availability was improved. Tree Physiology, 33(11), 1192–1205. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpt043

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